foreign service
noun
: the field force of a foreign office comprising diplomatic and consular personnel
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Baek, a foreign service officer born in South Korea with work experience from China to the Dominican Republic, was introduced to the program through a friend.
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
But Ukraine's foreign service said Russia's construction industry also faces the problems of low demand, limited state support, and the outflow of resources to the war against Ukraine.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
James Rogan is a former U.S. foreign service officer who has worked in finance and law for 30 years.
—James Rogan, The Washington Examiner, 14 Aug. 2025
This year's release was delayed for months while the State Department spent additional time deleting thousands of violations from drafts prepared in 2024 by foreign service officers and their contacts abroad.
—Graham Smith, NPR, 12 Aug. 2025
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Sep. 2025
But Ukraine's foreign service said Russia's construction industry also faces the problems of low demand, limited state support, and the outflow of resources to the war against Ukraine.
—Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Sep. 2025
James Rogan is a former U.S. foreign service officer who has worked in finance and law for 30 years.
—James Rogan, The Washington Examiner, 14 Aug. 2025
This year's release was delayed for months while the State Department spent additional time deleting thousands of violations from drafts prepared in 2024 by foreign service officers and their contacts abroad.
—Graham Smith, NPR, 12 Aug. 2025
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“Foreign service.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/foreign%20service. Accessed 4 Oct. 2025.
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